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6th Floor Blog

About 6th Floor Blog

6th Floor Blog is written in a conversational style. It focuses on the life and adventures of six roommates living in an apartment together in Manhattan. For our first post and a explanation for the colors, go here.

“So you know how when you find out about something or learn something new, you tend to see it everywhere?”

“Like when you happen to notice how yummy a chocolate advertisement looks, and then you seem to see that advertisement wherever you look?”

“Or when you see a hot girl on the way to work, and then you see her at the supermarket, at the movies, etc..”

“Sure.So I was reading Panda Blogand saw a picture of a capsule toy vending machine.Which looked way better than the crappy supermarket vending machines around here.I’d never heard of them, and they looked interesting.”

Sara trails off, distracted by a commercial on the television for Hancock.

“I want to see that.”

“Hancock?Yeah, looks good.You know you were in the middle of a story or something right?”

“Oh! Right.So I took the PATH train to Pavonia-Newport to look for food during lunch.I found this Japanese tea shop slash Gelateria.”

“Oh! Gelato!”

“Well yeah…The Gelato was good.They also had all sorts of teas and pancakes and stuff.Looked good, I’m sure I’ll head back.That’s not the point though.”

“I found one of those capsule machines Panda was talking about!”

“Did you get a capsule toy?”

“No..I didn’t have four quarters.I figure I’ll be back.They had Winnie the Pooh characters dressed up as animals.”

“Still hate the new job Sara?” Tabitha asks, as Sara returns from work.

“Well, hate is a strong word. I don’t like what I’m doing, and the people so far don’t seem that competent. They even complain about the coffee machine being difficult!”

“You have one of those k-cup things right? Don’t you just put the thing in and hit a button?”

“Oh, one of those things? I hate those machines. They make such crappy coffee, and watery stuff too.”

“That’s the one. Actually, we recently upgraded. We had the simple in, press brew, grab cup, one. Then we got a new one for whatever reason. This one allows you select the size of the brew. Four, six, eight, or 10 ounces. Allows for stronger coffee if you want it, no one gets it thought.”

“Is it really that tough? Truthfully, is just brewing coffee that tough? Like in a regular coffee pot?”

“No one wants to take the time to set that up, and we’d go through it too fast. I guess people just don’t care about quality. They just want their jolt of caffeine.”

“Just the concept of weak or strong is too complicated for them huh?”

“Seems that way. I hear nothing but complaints about it, given that I’m still sitting in the kitchen.”

“I find a good cup of coffee is a big stimulus for writing. I’d probably vomit on the page drinking that instant crap.”